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This book encompasses Bioethical discussions on a wide range of descriptions of bodies in relation to their context, including literary analysis, sociology, criminology, anthropology, osteology and cultural studies to read a variety of types of artefacts, from the Romano-British period to Hip Hop.

There is a long history of inventing illness, such as pretending to be sick for attention, or accusing others of being ill. This volume explores the art of illness, and the deceptions and truths around health and bodies, from a multiplicity of angles from antiquity to the present.